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/ FRIDAY MORNING. OCT. 3*>. 19H- Dr. B. T. Galloway, Famous Agricultural Expert. Dr. Beverly Thomas Galloway. tli« newly elected dean and director of the New York Stale Collette of Agricul ture at Cornell university, lias spent Ills entire life In.the service of agricul ture. lie began Ids career us an In structor In the Missouri State college, was for many yeprs the head of the bureau of plant Industry of the United States department of agriculture and since JUKI bits been assistant secreta ry of agriculture Dr. Galloway * horn In 1803 In MUJerut’urg. Mo. hi - father, a native of Kentucky, having /been one of the pioneer settlers hi the state. After the civil war tin* Galloways moved Co lumbia, the site of tin* Missouri Stale university. There Dr. Galloway's ca reer may he said to have begun. Ho began at once to speclali/.e In plant pathology, a subject In which only one or two liiHthotlons In tile United States wore then doing any work. An offer of the place of assist ant botanist in the United States de partment of agricult tiro lie declined be cause It. would have Interfered with these Investigations, hut when con gress appropriated a small sum of money In 1887 for the study of plant diseases he became assistant pit Undo* gist. In the section of mycology. Dr. Galloway found four or live men work ing wll It a loial appropriation of .f.il.iMH) or $7,000. When he stops out of the department he will louvo behind him In the bureau of plant Industry nearly 5MWJ0 inert engaged in work that costs nearly jSU.OOO.mXJ a year. In U)Ut Dr. Galloway became assist ant secretary of agriculture, an ap pointment which was recognized at the time as entirely devoid of political slgUlBeanee. Here he again showed his sympathy with the agricultural col leges and state experiment stations. .Much of his time, indeed, has of late been devoted to bringing the depart ment into closer touch with them, lie Is also a strong advocate of instruc tion by practical demonstration whom ever possible, of going directly to the farmer with the hiforiuntlon ho nedUs. v Agricultural Iti- < crease in Europe Providence Journal: While the United Kingdom is in no danger of experiencing a food shortage, as long os its navy retains the command of the sea, the British people are paying more attention to the agricultural possibilities of their home territory than they have manifested for many years. The “iconoclastic" speeches of David I.loyd-Ceorge, chancellor of the exchequer, some months ago, in which he hinted at the reclaiming to agriculture of game preserves in England and, Scotland, sent cold' shivers up the backs of many British squires and masters of the hounds. This crop-extension propaganda had some effect, however. Tip: Duke of Marlborough placed 1000 acres of his Blenheim estate un der the plows, and many other land owners increased their cultivated ac reage. While the change has not been n radical one, its effect is ap parent in the returns of this year’s wheat crop, now about all hinvested, which is stated to be about 10 r*er cent above the jivernge yield. The yields of potatoes, beans tmd hops lire plated to be also above the aver age. War is n forceful teacher of many lessons. The present one mav cause a sudden dovelonment of British ag riculture beyond what would have been possible bv< counsel and instruc tion under normal conditions in a life time. Europe’s Loss* U. S’s. Gain Letter from Dr. Slack Member of Red Cross Staff in South ern France. The following letters from Dr. Harry Slack, Jr., to his father will be read with interest both for the in formation as to conditions at the seat of war and us a mutter of personal gratification that this sterling young man has been assigned to a post where he enn he of great usefulness professionally but will not be expos ed to the dangers-of the immediate seat of war. Dr. Slack was foremost among a large number of American physi cians who volunteered for service on the staff of the American Red Cross early after the outbreak of the war. He is one of the brightest and nobl- iest boys that has ever grown up in LaGrange, anil the news of his en listment was received with feelings of mingled pride and apprehension by his friends and admirers here. As will bo learned from these two let ters, Dr. Slack Is stationed at Pau, France, which is in the southern por tion of that ill-fated country, near the Swiss border and in sight of the Pyrenees, Mr. J. B. Daniel Offers Plan EDITOR’S NOTE:—The following articles afford an example of the frequent instances in which a news paper is placed in an unsatisfactory position. Although privately owned, a news paper is essentially a public servant, und one of its duties is to conserve the right of free speech. This does not mean a complete waiver, however, of its right to control the matter that goes into its columns. To be of any usefulness at all, a newspaper must have u definite policy and convictions of its own. Its circulation is largely made up of those of harmonious ideas, with a smaller proportion of those who, while differing in some points, remain subscribers for the news service or to keep posted on all sides of public questions. One of the highest duties of a newspaper is to advocate observance of law and just dealings as between men. We feel thnt. we would have been justified in declining these com munications. Our contributor is not a subscriber, and besides is closely identified with another publication to whom these articles would no doubt be welcome. Regardless of this, however, we ha ye decided to accord the spuce ask ed for, although the views expressed are dmmelriiSiHy opposite our own. The remarkable positions taken carry with them their own best answer. (V.rtRt unicat ion From Mr. J. II. Daniel Eultor Reporter: On la:t Saturday I was called on for u talk or a plan to help solve the distressed condition in our southland. As natural as the sun shines I spoke what 1 believed to be the truth and placed*the blaine on politics. A cer tain interest has controlled southe rn i! GRAND HOTEL GABION. Fnu, October 5th, 1914. Dear Father: While waiting for the nurses to come down will drop you a line to i polities for the past 50 years. And i let you know that we are here in have built up an autocratic Demo-| good health ami spirits. _ Arrived critic party. The representatives j last, night at mid-night, having been | jfj'a't represent the southern spirit.. Sent down in two special first class. Severity-live per cent of them rep-' couches. We were met at thof train ,. n ;en t National Banks, Cotton Mill ( •by Rome 1 big general whose name I ■ industry, and special interest of oth-i have ‘not learned; ho stated that he or kinds. And I advocated the re-1 An agent of the Runs fan govern-, was representing the Minister of War j pudiatidn of National Democratic of-j nienl. placed an order this week in j and extended fl Hearty welcome; [hot ,- K . e holders, beginning at the b-r. Detroit for ISO motor trucks, to be we would have two of the finest bos-i“iq esident Woodrow Wilson" m- 1 1 used for military purposes. The an- pitals in France, well equipped, etc.' ,-oining down. And but for the fact I tomobile factory, which had laid off, Oh, he made a great speech. Then w , a . continually interrupted by the [ some of its nten, hurriedly sent out. they ushered ti« into autos to the Hn-f c } lu j r . j quit Before I trot through. 1 1 " Word for them to return und go to t^t toutist hotels in Puu; aqd they arc j | la fl n p| lul un( j a j^ 0 RO nic resolutions; dor. burgi work. Tlie trucks are to be built, and, right up to - snuff, too, because tlirn t to offer and ' asjt you in the inter,* * delivered at New York as rapidly as i# quite a* famous resort—summer ' ,,f fairness to give space for them possible. The order will call for the i u nd wiWt. It i- frequented yV| tl long with the publication of this payment of $750,000. I tourists practically all the'year. Willi pj an _ \ Canadian agents are in the United i mv c to go after these nurses so will ' ut eyery j-. u . n1ori white or black. J rich or poor,- su.v' to Mfi Merchant:j - i Here is hiy cotton, give me eradit on J _ October 8, 1914. ruy account , at 10c a pound or keep I j it. I eon not ttfko less than it cost j 1 In Chicago the meat' packers are, I started « letter to V J J?P,-. 8 ® v r t ! I 1 ' 0- .. J'p nmi^thrN'an ks wfn--^ 11 filling rush orders for enormous quan- day* -ago, but it was nor finished, j to the L.inke and the banks tities of food for the armies in Uu- H/tvc* given yon a pretty good idea of .to lot *ho mtRpBa>e it fot lc» tilings, however, on pe t eurdvThls automatically cottop Tho demands resulting from the letter 1 am going.to mail uppitdiato-j 10< iu ,,0 d.i war are just beginning to materialize ly, if no more is written. V m l ,ro ', f- 'LL s J ln R . «.i„ hn nt- • m l orders for American frod*,tuffs.' paring a full account for you j old by the %iks, MeKhants and wearing apparel, animals and m:\iuv- At.kast we hnvo about gotten thins . Farmei *. ® d ' ' , . .. I’letured products. The draft upon ready and last night they brought ml three will “fid take tta bu the American market is already forty wounded. Wil not attempt to,dog hold. \hrnk this pto over andj heavy. It will soon be enormous. (.describe theifi, how they were wound- come together like men who w.U not The nations at war are consuming cd. etc. , , ... ' t! J, LT ,, '. . t munitions and supplies with a rapid- Yesterday visited another hospital t The following M the- resolution I it v only excelled bv lire itself. Every- in town where they have ttMral bun- intended offering. Read it careft il: , thing that will aid in the work cf died wounded Germain. Talked with think seriously and vote youi con- froely and gcnerally-none ox victions them were enthusiastic about the war and they wen* not grieving at being in the hands of the French, for they were receiving good' treatment and nursing, plenty of nourishing food; The French arc really according them Whereas, The great masses of our | people were induced to believe in, j and to have faith in what was term- j ed “A Great Democratic Adrrtinistriw ; tion at Washington, D. C.,” which , would enact remedial legislation to | take care of the cotton crop, and ( which would insure the cotton grower 12 l-2c for his cijtton, and avert a panic; and Whereas, The cotton growers are now told that this “Great Democratic Administration” has refused to enact any measure favorable to the handl ing of the distressed cotton, but has given the power of finance into the hands of a favored class of capitalists —hundred* of million dollars turned over to speculators; and Whereas, This same “Great Demo cratic Administration,” through its senate and house has voted millions of dollars to buy the silver miners' product; and has voted millions of dollars of our gold out of the United’ States Treasury with which to fin ance American Grandees out of the war zone in Europe; and has con tinued to finance the most gigantic whiskey trust known in the history of our nation; and is continuing to furnish huge sums of money to build levees to protect middle western, far mers from the floods of the Missis sippi river; and is continuing to fin ance irrigation schemes on hitherto dessert lands located in doubtful states; but has utterly failed, and absolutely refused to appropriate one dollar to relieve a section of country, the people of which clothe a large part of the world; and Whereas, The “Great Democratic Party” has received the support of a “Solid South” for more than fifty years; therefore, be it Resolved, That wo condemn the action, toward us, by this Democratic administration, and refuse any longer to support any man or sot of men, or party which has repudiated our ■section of the country, as has Presi- d, if Wilson and his followers, ami that we will no longer bo whipped ...to line by “Party Lash,’’ but will assart our independence, and vote for men who will recognize the cotton •’rowing states as a part of thi-i great commonwealth, and will accord to her the same consideration that is accorded to other sections of our I nity. ♦ SYMPATHY. As the human countenance smiles oil tlmse that smile, so does it sympathize with those that weep.—Smart’s Horace. Sympathy is especially a Chris tian's duty.-Spurgeon. It seems to me that we be come more dear, one to the oth er. In together admiring works of art. which speak to the soul by their true grandeur.-Mine, ill* Staei. Our best Impressions of grnnd or beautiful sights are always enhanced by their communica tion to sympathetic and appre ciative minds.—Abel Stevens. Residence Phone 39 Office Phone 219 DR. JOHN BANKS Physician and Surgeon LaG range Banking & Trust Co. Bldg. I represent the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., of New Y'ork, the largest in the world. E. T. POYTIIRESS. D. E. MORGAN, M. D. Diseases of Children Office over Bradfield Drug Co. Telephones 92, 297 Slate buying up homes for the Brit- jj„i s h this .later, ish army. They are trying to Iniy| 100,000 head. The' other day-a I ’ Frenc!i officer appeared in St. Louis' on the* same errand. “ Dear Father: Her Opinion. In ttie census office at Washington acts against the law are recorded uu u heads, such ns mur etc. A Indy who was working there recently ran across tin* crime. “ICtiiifflns a l,‘in<l Hear." After n puzzled mot sent she pla ed it under the list, •Vi m.-,I> tO/aulmals.’- Argo mi ut. DENTAL OFFICE OF HENRY BIGHAM PARK, B. S. I). D. S. LaGrange Banking & Trust Co. Building Hours: 8 a. m. to 1 p. m.; 2:30 to 0 p. m. Emergency work Sundays by special appointment A Virginia Statesman. In the house of representatives James liny of Yiigiijja, chairman of the com mittee on military affairs, ranks among tho old time members. He Is serving his ninth term, and there are only ten members who eeltpsb him In length of service Semuo 13, Payue of New York Is the oldest member in that re sport, with fifteen terms ty hi i credit As chairman of the committee on military affairs Congressman Buy oc- V." . \ . 'Jt. R Photo by American Pit cuples n*V>nepiCUoii8 position in the house, /i. is one of the most Impor tant Hsj/gunients iu that body and one that entails a lot of hard work. Chair man n*y is one of the best Informed men Is congress on military matters, having been on the committee almost continuously. A native of Virginia. Mr. Hay was educated at the University of Pennsyl vania and Washington and Lee univer sity, Virginia, being graduated In. law from the latter Institution in 1877. He ■was elected to the Fifty-fifth congress In 1896 and was chairman <of the Dem ocratic house caucus for three terms. J AMKS HAY And; vill.be forced to 1 for what is Used by j the surplus will he devastation* is thrown with prodigal, them hand into the grinding machine of war. Men, horses, aut.omdbilap, food, clothing and supplies of a thousand kinds are consumed in a twinkling, to lie replaced with still bigger con signments. The United States is the largest reservior in the wforld upon which to draw. It produces everything con sumed on the European fields of war, except the soldiers themselves. Its men are producers. They are the mighty army of pence, behind tho scenes, working up the materials de- dtnndcd by the fighters along the lint- tie line. Tho war cannot go on with out supplies. The men at war are dependent noon the American army nlendld treatment. . It) is sad. sad to .sec one of these the cottOD grower with the most cost hospitals, and gracious knows what ly crop of cotton on hand which has it must l>e at the front! But to think ever been produced; and ,7. B. DANIEL. Resolutions. Whereas, Our people are face to face with the. most critical conditions which have existed since the war be tween the states; and Whereas, Conditions have caught of all these poor people separated from their loved ones, wounded, suf fering, all their property .destroyed, und why? Tears came to the eves of the French doctor who accompanied me, ns we talked to a young German —well educated. But the French all feel that they are fighting the Inst 1 of pence. Without American horses,! grand war for humanity’s sake*—and American automobiles, American | ammunition, American food and American clothing, the war eventually would have to stop. Every day of combustion in Europe increases the demands -upon the United States, Thus the work of ruin amj repair goes on among mankind, as in nature. While Europe loses, tho United States gains. No American would have had it so, and no Ameri can would continue the war for the sake of selling war supplies. Indeed, the end cf tho war will bring great er business than will be made by the war. But it is welt that the tycts should be understood, in order that Americans mav be prepared for the business that is coming, both during and after tho war. ' they are right, I believe. j They are according us every possible i courtesy and appreciate our sympathy ‘ and aid. Lots of love to nil, Your devoted son. HARRY R. SLACK, JR. Anniversary of Electric Lights Thirty-five years ago this month Thomas A. Edison produced the first successful meander cent electric lump in his laboratory at Menlo Park. N. J. In 1880 an employee of the Edison factory carried all the incandescent .electric lamps in the world from Menlo Park to New York City In a market basket on his arm. A year later it was considered a wonderful feat when the smull factory turned out a thousand lamps a day. Today the great. Edison lamp factory at Harrison turns out 35,000 lumps an hour and ljas made more than 500,- 000,000. March of Progress. "Great times we live iu.” “How now?" “Heard a fartnei today telling the druggist tils soli was Impoverished And the druggist had something good for It. by guuit"—LoulSTlUe Courier- Journal. Fresh Fish and Oysters Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday We have planned to fill all orders for fresh oysters and fish every Thursday, Friday and Saturday with the very freshest products of the market. We are now pre pared to answer the “What to Eat” querry of our customers. Fresh Link and Wenie-Wurst Sausage every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The kind that you like, COLD BOILED HAM every day in the week. McCaine Bros. Phone 45-46 * Court Square ji eigns Supreme Why is it that Allen’s Business Continues to Grow while others are Crying Hard Times? It: is because we are satisfied with a small profit. Our Quality is the best our prices are the lowest. Visit our store and you will be convinced. The offerings below will prove why Aden's Business Grows. 14 pounds of the very <i?i nn best granulated sugar • lUU Bure compound lard, the best quality, 10 lb. ci nn tins . »}) i i W Si Pure leaf lard, 10 (J ^ ijfj lb tilt:: * $ ll t NJ HAMS—Guaranteed to be as good as can be 1 0 «a bought, pound lUlf Best trimmed . ■ 1 C « meat, lb IDG Best Self-rising Q£I« flour, 24 lbs f . UUO Guaranteed full patent Q0r* flour, 21 pounds vlll Fresh Irish Potatoes peck 30c Fresh sweet potatoes, peck Fresh country eggs, guaranteed 30c Cheose, pure cream per pound Large lemons, dozen Best bulk coffee, unground, pound targe grape fruit, three for 100 per cent pure apple vinegar, quart California evaporated peaches, pound 20c 10c on* 25c 10c 10 c QUALITY AND PRICES MAKE OUR BUSINESS “JOIN THE ALLEN CLUB AND BE SATISFIED.” ALLEN’S CASH GROCERY “The Homo o Grocerv Bargains.” i BASEMENT OF GOLDSTEIN BUILDING. PHONE 101. LaGrange Foundry and Machine Co. We are now prepared to make all kinds of castings from iron and brass and to repair machinery of every description. Qur foundry is modern in every detail, being equipped with the latest machin ery and appliances. We have secured the services of workmen of long experience and whom we know are in every way qualified to give perfect satisfac tion. Our machine shop is equipped with the latest machines and tools and our workmen in this department are also capable of turning out high class work. COMMUNICATE WITH US F YOU NEED ANYTHING IN OUR LINE. IT WILL PAY YOU GOOD SERVICE AT REASONABLE PRICES IS OUR POLICY. P. S. BRING ALL YOUR OLD IRON AND BRASS TO OUR SHOPS. WE PAY HIGHEoT MARKET PRICES. LaGrange Foundry and Machine Co. ■